Blake Stephens
Hometown: Tahlequah, Okla.
Family: Wife Kathy; daughter Sarah with granddaughter Kaitlyn (16); and son Joshua with granddaughter Annie (11)
In Town: “I have been in education for 25...
Chase Bradford
Hometown: Long Lane, Mo.
Family: Wife Michelle and children: Dylan (13), Delaney (11) and Daylee (8)
In Town: Chase Bradford is a busy man. His main...
Cas Salley
Hometown: Inola, Okla.
Family: Wife Brenda; daughters Kaslin and Amanda; and sons Clay, Adam, Wyatt and Allen
In Town: “I have worked for BancFirst in Inola,...
Mandi Young
Family: Husband Jesse Young, and son, 10-year-old Carter Young
Hometown: Springfield, Mo
In Town: With a master’s degree in project management and a bachelor’s in professional writing,...
Kathy Barnes
Family: Daughter, Tiffany McCarter; and grandchildren, Raylee and Blakely
Hometown: Chouteau, Okla.
In Town: “My husband Ray worked on the pipeline and was gone a lot. We...
Bruce Terry
Family: Wife, Louise; children: Sandy, Jeff, Jerry, Stephen, John and Scott; and eight grandchildren.
Hometown: Niangua, Mo.
In Town: Bruce Terry started his own roofing business...
Buck Willhour
Family: wife Allison, and sons Will, 13, and Cutter, 5.
Hometown: Inola, Okla.
In Town: “I walked into RCB Bank in Inola, Okla., to borrow money...
Leslie Payne
Hometown: Bolivar, Mo.
Family: Wife, Susan; son, Derek and daughter-in-law, Sundi; daughter, Ashley and son-in-law, Brandon Moore; and grandchildren Kennedy (5), Bentley (5) and...
Coty and Terra Bell
Hometown: Searcy, Ark.
In Town: Coty works at Loves Midway in Searcy, Ark., which is near his father Sammy Bell’s ranch and machine shop, which...
Dr. Jack Crocker
Hometown: Lebanon, Mo.
Family: Wife, Melani; son, Jacob and daughter-in-law, Jessica; daughter, Tabitha and son-in-law, Shane
In Town: To say chiropractic medicine is the family business is...
